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Ilyaa

A Quranic Name for Boys and Girls

Meaning: High Status, Exalted, Sublime and Superb

Ilyaa is variant of Ilya and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Ilyaa or Ilya, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Ilya.

Full Meaning of Ilyaa

Ilyaa is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means “noble”, “high class”, a person who comes from a respected class of society. It also means “the class of people who live in Illiyyeen“, those who have the highest rank in Paradise. It is derived from the AIN-L-A root which is used in many places in the Quran.

Limitless is He in His glory, and sublimely, immeasurably exalted above anything that men may say [about Him] (Quran 17:43)

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